The BBC examines the recent efforts by microfinance institutions (MFIs) to "provide a credit lifeline to millions of deprived people in some of the poorest countries of the world," especially women. The piece describes the work of the non-profit Women's World Banking (WWB), which, together with several MFIs focusing on women, is holding workshops across South Asia. "WWB is planning to create innovative savings products and services, apart from small loans, for nearly seven million low-income people in Asia, Latin America and Africa during the next 10 years," the BBC writes...
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